The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ManagementW.S. Orr, 1851 - 458 pages |
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... GUANS ) . Difficulty of discriminating the species . - State in which the young are hatched . — Easily tamed . - Produce few young in a tame state . — Mode of distinguishing species . — Organ of voice . -Its efficiency . - The Cracidæ ...
... GUANS ) . Difficulty of discriminating the species . - State in which the young are hatched . — Easily tamed . - Produce few young in a tame state . — Mode of distinguishing species . — Organ of voice . -Its efficiency . - The Cracidæ ...
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... Guans , and which , to some minds , it ought to draw between Pigeons , unless the actual process of transition from the Rock Dove to a Fan - tail or Carrier has actually been observed and recorded while going on , and can be repeated ...
... Guans , and which , to some minds , it ought to draw between Pigeons , unless the actual process of transition from the Rock Dove to a Fan - tail or Carrier has actually been observed and recorded while going on , and can be repeated ...
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... is black , the Hen is of a dark brown . The Cock has a Crown of black Feathers on his head , and appears very stately . These live also on Berries , and. THE CRACIDE - CURASSOWS . THE CRACIDE - PENELOPES ( COMMONLY GUANS ) .
... is black , the Hen is of a dark brown . The Cock has a Crown of black Feathers on his head , and appears very stately . These live also on Berries , and. THE CRACIDE - CURASSOWS . THE CRACIDE - PENELOPES ( COMMONLY GUANS ) .
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... Guans , Curassows , and a throng of foreign Ducks and Geese , were to give variety to the poultry yard and luxurious plenty to the larder ; Al- pacas , Guanacos , and Vicunas were to come in as useful auxiliaries to the sheep farm , and ...
... Guans , Curassows , and a throng of foreign Ducks and Geese , were to give variety to the poultry yard and luxurious plenty to the larder ; Al- pacas , Guanacos , and Vicunas were to come in as useful auxiliaries to the sheep farm , and ...
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... with deference ) on the circumstance that the Curassows and Guans are included in the circle of his rasorial types , also expresses a sanguine hope , accompanied by a reproach for past neglect , that an important addition.
... with deference ) on the circumstance that the Curassows and Guans are included in the circle of his rasorial types , also expresses a sanguine hope , accompanied by a reproach for past neglect , that an important addition.
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